Name: __________________
Philly Citizen Creation Project
Writing, Art, and Dance have more in common than you think. They all take a creative process to create. In this project, you will think like an artist to produce your own response to a theme of this Philly Citizen Unit.
1) Choose your topic and theme:
A) Select one of the Inquiry Questions and write it in the space provided:
a) Why does it feel like all students are punished for something that only some students do wrong? (Ex: South St.)
b) If the 11th graders fail the PSSA, what will happen to Overbrook?
c) Why are public schools shutting down or becoming Renaissance schools?
d) Why do high school students act so wild on the weekends?
e) Why is gang activity so high? Why do people join them?
f) Why is the murder rate so high and the graduation rate so low?
g) Why do kids like to harm other kids to make themselves look good?
h) What do all of these conflicts and problems have to do with each other, and why do they continue to escalate?
i) How do some people manage to become successful while others fall into patterns of crime and violence?
j) Can we control all of our influences?
k) How can we overcome stereotypes that outsiders may have of us?
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B) Select at least one of the corresponding Themes that you would and write below:
a) Stereotypes and Control
b) Standardized Testing, Public Schools, School Failure, Outsider Judgments
c) Renaissance Schools, School Control, Public v. Private control
d) Teenage Maturity, Negative Influences, School Boredom, Lack of Positive Outlets
e) Gang Activity, Negative Influences, Street Code, Easy Money, Excitement, Lack of Positive Outlets, Drugs, Underground Economy, Roger
f) Crime in the Community, Sources of Violence, Drugs, Boredom in School
g) Teenage Violence, Identity as a teen, Street Code, Tyree
h) Sociological Connections: Crime, Economy, Violence, Education, Drugs, Etc.
i) Success and failure, Positive Connections and Support, Identity and Control, Stereotypes
j) Positive and Negative Influences, Identity and Control, Stereotypes
k) Stereotypes, Cultural Outsiders, Judgment
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2) What is your purpose for creating a response to the topic and theme that you have chosen?
(Art and Writing is often produced to educate others, educate ourselves, or raise awareness about an issue.)
Circle one and fill it in the first blank below: Educate Others, Educate Myself, Raise Awareness
Fill in the rest of the blank:
I will produce my response in order to _________________ on my topic because ___________
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3) Who is our intended audience and what do they know about your topic?
(Your intended audience is who you intend to see or read your production. It could be anyone: your friends, family, teachers, community members, etc.)
My intended audience is ______________________________________________________
My intended audience knows __________________________________________________
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4) How is this task like others you have done before?
(Have you interacted or dealt with this topic any way in your past?)
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5) What creative structure will work best for your topic?
• Creative Writing: Fiction Story, Poetry, Vignettes, News Article
• Formal Writing: Essay, Letter to a Politician, Superintendent, Teacher, or other community member
• Art: A Collage, Drawing, or Artistic Combination
I will create a ______________________________________________________________
Philly Citizen Creation Project
Writing, Art, and Dance have more in common than you think. They all take a creative process to create. In this project, you will think like an artist to produce your own response to a theme of this Philly Citizen Unit.
1) Choose your topic and theme:
A) Select one of the Inquiry Questions and write it in the space provided:
a) Why does it feel like all students are punished for something that only some students do wrong? (Ex: South St.)
b) If the 11th graders fail the PSSA, what will happen to Overbrook?
c) Why are public schools shutting down or becoming Renaissance schools?
d) Why do high school students act so wild on the weekends?
e) Why is gang activity so high? Why do people join them?
f) Why is the murder rate so high and the graduation rate so low?
g) Why do kids like to harm other kids to make themselves look good?
h) What do all of these conflicts and problems have to do with each other, and why do they continue to escalate?
i) How do some people manage to become successful while others fall into patterns of crime and violence?
j) Can we control all of our influences?
k) How can we overcome stereotypes that outsiders may have of us?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
B) Select at least one of the corresponding Themes that you would and write below:
a) Stereotypes and Control
b) Standardized Testing, Public Schools, School Failure, Outsider Judgments
c) Renaissance Schools, School Control, Public v. Private control
d) Teenage Maturity, Negative Influences, School Boredom, Lack of Positive Outlets
e) Gang Activity, Negative Influences, Street Code, Easy Money, Excitement, Lack of Positive Outlets, Drugs, Underground Economy, Roger
f) Crime in the Community, Sources of Violence, Drugs, Boredom in School
g) Teenage Violence, Identity as a teen, Street Code, Tyree
h) Sociological Connections: Crime, Economy, Violence, Education, Drugs, Etc.
i) Success and failure, Positive Connections and Support, Identity and Control, Stereotypes
j) Positive and Negative Influences, Identity and Control, Stereotypes
k) Stereotypes, Cultural Outsiders, Judgment
________________________________________________________________________
2) What is your purpose for creating a response to the topic and theme that you have chosen?
(Art and Writing is often produced to educate others, educate ourselves, or raise awareness about an issue.)
Circle one and fill it in the first blank below: Educate Others, Educate Myself, Raise Awareness
Fill in the rest of the blank:
I will produce my response in order to _________________ on my topic because ___________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
3) Who is our intended audience and what do they know about your topic?
(Your intended audience is who you intend to see or read your production. It could be anyone: your friends, family, teachers, community members, etc.)
My intended audience is ______________________________________________________
My intended audience knows __________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
4) How is this task like others you have done before?
(Have you interacted or dealt with this topic any way in your past?)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
5) What creative structure will work best for your topic?
• Creative Writing: Fiction Story, Poetry, Vignettes, News Article
• Formal Writing: Essay, Letter to a Politician, Superintendent, Teacher, or other community member
• Art: A Collage, Drawing, or Artistic Combination
I will create a ______________________________________________________________
